Query process
Displays information about processes running on a terminal server. You can use this command to find out which programs a specific user is running, and also which users are running a specific program.
Syntax
query process [{ *|ProcessID|UserName|SessionName|/id:nn|ProgramName}] [/server:ServerName] [/system]
Parameters
* : Lists the processes for all sessions.
ProcessID : Specifies the numeric ID identifying the process you want to query.
UserName : Specifies the name of the user whose processes you want to list.
SessionName : Specifies the name of the session whose processes you want to list.
/id:nn : Specifies the ID of the session whose processes you want to list.
ProgramName : Specifies the name of the program whose processes you want to query. The .exe extension is required.
/server:ServerName : Specifies the terminal server whose processes you want to list. If unspecified, the server where you are currently logged on is used.
/system : Specifies that current information about system processes is displayed. If you do not want system processes to be displayed, do not use this parameter.
/? : Displays help at the command prompt.
Remarks
| • | Administrators have full access to all query process functions. | ||||||||||||
| • | If you do not specify the UserName, SessionName, /id:SessionID, ProgramName, or * parameters, query process displays only the processes belonging to the current user. | ||||||||||||
| • | If a session is specified, it must identify an active session. You can use wildcards to identify the process. | ||||||||||||
| • | Query process returns the following information:
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| • | When query process returns information, a less than (>) symbol is displayed before each process belonging to the current session. |
Formatting legend
| Format | Meaning |
Italic | Information that the user must supply |
Bold | Elements that the user must type exactly as shown |
Ellipsis (...) | Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line |
Between brackets ([]) | Optional items |
Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (|). Example: {even|odd} | Set of choices from which the user must choose only one |
Courier font | Code or program output |